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However, new research using radar scans of the ground beneath the structure is
revealing what's going on below the building's imposing facade. The findings were
presented on Wednesday (Dec. 12) here at the annual meeting of the American
Geophysical Union.
"In order to do a good job with our reconstruction, we need to know where all these
pieces are," she told Live Science. The scans helped the researchers identify an
administrative complex built during the 17th century, Morris said.
The radar also revealed places where parts of the castle were held up by bedrock
and supported by built-up, human-made structures.
"That's important moving forward for conserving this exciting historic site," Morris
said. Already-reconstructed rooms in the castle's depths include a torture chamber —
with a model of an unfortunate victim bound and hung from the ceiling — but it is
unknown if the grim chamber ever housed the infamous Vlad the Impaler.